To What Extent Did Montesquieu Reflect On The Ideals Of The Enlightenment

Using the Enlightenment document gave me information about the past. The extent of the ideas of the enlightenment philosophes revolutionary were Locke, Montesquieu and Voltaire. Locke believes in right to liberty. Montesquieu believed that a ruler should focus in one power. Voltaire was considered threatening and harsh. Locke was revolutionary because he had believed in the right to liberty, government is there to protect those liberties and that all men were created equal: natural rights. Locke three natural rights are life, liberty, and property were all implicated in his time and ours. The idea that the government should work with the consent of the people as well as respect and protect the peoples' "God-given" rights. The people should be able to kick out a leader who fails to protect and/or respect them. Montesquieu believed that government was more liberal and where people thought independently, society would be less loyal to religious ritual and more loyal to morality. So he thought they should only focus in one power. Montesquieu disagree with religious intolerance. Montesquieu believe that the best way to protect liberty is the three branches of government. The three branches of government are legislative, executive and judicial. Legislative

Voltaire believe about promoted religious tolerance. Voltaire was considered harsh and viewed as a threat because he would hold things against innocent men. He never stopped fighting for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion and speech, defended liberty. Voltaire said “I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it”, meaning if you don’t agree with them you will when it’s time before you die. According to Voltaire, enlightenment is man’s leaving his self caused immaturity. Freedom was required for enlightenment and also the freedom for man to make public use of his reason in all